Who remembers those cheesy photographs of Mark and me in a rice field that we shared a few months ago? Well, now it’s time to reveal the story behind them … Rewind a few months to our time in Bali where we were asked to help out on a promotional video for Bali Rural...

A photographic guide to visiting Yogyakarta’s best temples – which ones should you see? Jogja (or Yogyakarta to give it its full name) is often dubbed the ‘cultural heartland’ of Indonesia. Personally, I don’t rate the city. It’s very crowded, always busy...

Cycle rickshaws: An Asian institution Historically not as old as I was expecting, the cycle rickshaw was first developed in Asia in the 1880s but was not used with any regularity until the late 1920s starting in Singapore. Coming in all shapes and sizes, cycle...

Ratu Boko Palace is an archaeological site near the city of Yogyakarta on the Indonesian island of Java. It is popular with tourists and locals alike because of its hilltop location and panoramic views of the Prambanan Plain and Mt Merapi, the most active volcano in...

Gili Nanggu – The Next Gili T? Exploring Gilis Nanggu, Sudak and Kedis from Lombok What respectable backpacker hasn’t been to Gili T or, at the very least, have it high up on their ever-growing ‘bucket list’? When I stayed on Gili T just over twenty years ago,...

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